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Gov’t payroll tax cuts to affect only small part of job-related costs – GKI

Planned cuts of employers' payroll taxes, announced as part of a government action plan to boost employment on Monday, affect...

Banking

Subsidizing team sports – New Hungarian tax practice

The finalization of the new legislative background on subsidies to spectator team sports – football, handball, basketball, water polo and...

Banking

Government to fund action plan to save jobs, help small businesses from financial transaction duty – PM

In order to save jobs, the Government wants to halve employers' payroll taxes on wages of employees less than 25...

MNB

Hungary net gov’t financing requirement 4.8% of GDP in four quarters ending Q1

Hungary's general government net financing requirement reached 3.1% in the first quarter of 2011 and reached 4.8% of GDP in...

MNB

GKI raises inflation forecast for 2012

Hungarian economic research company GKI raised its projection for average annual inflation in 2012 from 5.3% forecast in March to...

MNB

MNB cuts inflation projection, projects GDP contraction for 2012

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) cut its projection for average annual inflation in 2012 to 5.3% from a 5.6%...

Banking

Gov’t plans to halve tax preference for wage compensation in 2013

The government plans to maintain a wage compensation scheme next year, but wants to halve the related tax preference, a...

MNB

Swiss franc remains firm if crisis goes on

It’s not the Swiss franc’s strength that made it so attractive amongst asset managers and investors, but the weakness and...

Banking

Transfer pricing in focus of tax audits

Due to increasing cross border activities between affiliated companies, tax authorities are focusing more on the prices applied by affiliates...

Banking

2014 rise of transaction duty is only technical, govt official official says

The revenue target from a new financial transaction duty is higher for 2014 than for 2013 not because the government...

MNB

2013 budget bill targets 2.2% ESA deficit to GDP

Hungary's government submitted the 2013 budget bill with a targeted Maastricht-conform general government deficit of HUF 686.5 billion or 2.2%...

MNB

Interest picks up for exchange rate limit scheme

The number of borrowers with foreign currency-denominated loans interested in participating in an exchange rate limit program has jumped since...

Banking

Gov’t payroll tax cuts to affect only small part of job-related costs – GKI

Planned cuts of employers' payroll taxes, announced as part of a government action plan to boost employment on Monday, affect...

Banking

Subsidizing team sports – New Hungarian tax practice

The finalization of the new legislative background on subsidies to spectator team sports – football, handball, basketball, water polo and...

Banking

Government to fund action plan to save jobs, help small businesses from financial transaction duty – PM

In order to save jobs, the Government wants to halve employers' payroll taxes on wages of employees less than 25...

MNB

Hungary net gov’t financing requirement 4.8% of GDP in four quarters ending Q1

Hungary's general government net financing requirement reached 3.1% in the first quarter of 2011 and reached 4.8% of GDP in...

MNB

GKI raises inflation forecast for 2012

Hungarian economic research company GKI raised its projection for average annual inflation in 2012 from 5.3% forecast in March to...

MNB

MNB cuts inflation projection, projects GDP contraction for 2012

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) cut its projection for average annual inflation in 2012 to 5.3% from a 5.6%...

Banking

Gov’t plans to halve tax preference for wage compensation in 2013

The government plans to maintain a wage compensation scheme next year, but wants to halve the related tax preference, a...

MNB

Swiss franc remains firm if crisis goes on

It’s not the Swiss franc’s strength that made it so attractive amongst asset managers and investors, but the weakness and...

Banking

Transfer pricing in focus of tax audits

Due to increasing cross border activities between affiliated companies, tax authorities are focusing more on the prices applied by affiliates...

Banking

2014 rise of transaction duty is only technical, govt official official says

The revenue target from a new financial transaction duty is higher for 2014 than for 2013 not because the government...

MNB

2013 budget bill targets 2.2% ESA deficit to GDP

Hungary's government submitted the 2013 budget bill with a targeted Maastricht-conform general government deficit of HUF 686.5 billion or 2.2%...

MNB

Interest picks up for exchange rate limit scheme

The number of borrowers with foreign currency-denominated loans interested in participating in an exchange rate limit program has jumped since...

Gov’t payroll tax cuts to affect only small part of job-related costs – GKI

Planned cuts of employers' payroll taxes, announced as part of a government action plan to boost employment on Monday, affect...

Subsidizing team sports – New Hungarian tax practice

The finalization of the new legislative background on subsidies to spectator team sports – football, handball, basketball, water polo and...

Government to fund action plan to save jobs, help small businesses from financial transaction duty – PM

In order to save jobs, the Government wants to halve employers' payroll taxes on wages of employees less than 25...

Hungary net gov’t financing requirement 4.8% of GDP in four quarters ending Q1

Hungary's general government net financing requirement reached 3.1% in the first quarter of 2011 and reached 4.8% of GDP in...

GKI raises inflation forecast for 2012

Hungarian economic research company GKI raised its projection for average annual inflation in 2012 from 5.3% forecast in March to...

MNB cuts inflation projection, projects GDP contraction for 2012

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) cut its projection for average annual inflation in 2012 to 5.3% from a 5.6%...

Gov’t plans to halve tax preference for wage compensation in 2013

The government plans to maintain a wage compensation scheme next year, but wants to halve the related tax preference, a...

Swiss franc remains firm if crisis goes on

It’s not the Swiss franc’s strength that made it so attractive amongst asset managers and investors, but the weakness and...

Transfer pricing in focus of tax audits

Due to increasing cross border activities between affiliated companies, tax authorities are focusing more on the prices applied by affiliates...

2014 rise of transaction duty is only technical, govt official official says

The revenue target from a new financial transaction duty is higher for 2014 than for 2013 not because the government...

2013 budget bill targets 2.2% ESA deficit to GDP

Hungary's government submitted the 2013 budget bill with a targeted Maastricht-conform general government deficit of HUF 686.5 billion or 2.2%...

Interest picks up for exchange rate limit scheme

The number of borrowers with foreign currency-denominated loans interested in participating in an exchange rate limit program has jumped since...